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The FermentedlyChallenged blog has been retired since the end of October 2016. It has been a great 9 year run. Thanks to all the readers and brewery staff for all your support in the past. I'm living in the Denver metro area and working in the Cable TV industry now. Cheers and enjoy beer responsibly. Follow along on social media - @ChipperDave on Twitter and on Facebook.

Friday, October 5, 2012

One of Denver's favorite places to grab a bite and a craft beer is planning to host several events during the week of the Great American Beer Festival. Here are the events that they sent out in their most recent newsletter today. Something for every craft beer lover.

Night of The Big Brown Rye
Thursday 10/11/12 10:00 pm - ??
Join in after the last pour at GABF on Thursday 10/11/12 to taste The Big Brown Rye - a collaborative project from Ska, Freshcraft & Peach Street Distillers. There will be great beer & barrel aged cocktails flowing plus the crews from both Ska & Peach Street will be on hand so you know it's going to be a party! The namesake beer is a high gravity brown ale with plenty of rye malt that brewed by the crew at Ska & Freshcraft earlier this year. The beer was then aged for three months in casks that previously held gold medal winning Colorado Bourbon from Distillery of the Year Peach Street Distillers. Once the beer was transferred from the barrels they filled them up with a Manhattan made with Colorado Bourbon which will also be available. They'll also have the following Ska Beers on draft:
* Euphoreigner firkin (Euphoria dry hopped with Simcoe & El Dorado hops)
* Nitro Mole Stout
* Steel Toe Stout (Gold Medal 2011 GABF & 2012 WBC)
* Hoperation Ivy
* Euphoria
* Modus Hoperandi
*Nefarious Ten Pin

Oak Aged Extravaganza w/ Firestone Walker & Odell Brewing
Friday 10/12 10:00 pm - ???
After last pour at Friday's GABF session Freshcraft will be tapping some amazing beers from two world class with breweries with that have a couple of the best barrel aging programs in existence. Come out and meet some of the folks that make these beers happen. The beers will include:
* Firestone Walker Parabola 2012
* Odell Bourbon Barrel Stout 2011
* Firestone Walker Reginald Brett
* Odell The Meddler Oud Bruin
* Firestone Walker Anniversary XIV
* Odell Deconstruction 2012

Sun King Tappings
Saturday 10/13
Great beers straight from Indianapolis IN! Throughout the day they'll be tapping beers from Sun King including Osiris & Pappy Van Muckle.

Avery Lounge Party
Saturday 10/13/12 10:00 pm - ???
After the GABF intensity is over, come by and chill out here with some nice low gravity beers from Avery Brewing Co., several of which have never left the tasting room. Put on your robe & bunny slippers and get comfortable. For the hardcore they’ll have some tasty beer cocktails too – of course there’s always the full bar. They will be tapping:
*Lillikoi Kepolo
*Boulder Weisse
*3.5 India Session Ale
and maybe a surprise or two.